Does distance from a clinic and poverty impact visit adherence for noncommunicable diseases? A retrospective cohort study using electronic medical records in rural Haiti

• Main Authors: Lily D. Yan (Author), Dufens Pierre-Louis (Author), Benito D. Isaac (Author), Waking Jean-Baptiste (Author), Serge Vertilus (Author), Darius Fenelon (Author), Lisa R. Hirschhorn (Author), Patricia L. Hibberd (Author), Emelia J. Benjamin (Author), Gene Bukhman (Author), Gene F. Kwan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Adherence to regular outpatient visits is vital to managing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), a growing burden in low and middle-income countries. We characterized visit adherence among patients with NCDs in rural Haiti, hypothesizing higher poverty and distance from the clinic we...